A group of 15-aa-long Trichosanthin-derived peptides was synthesized and screened based on their differential abilities to induce low-responsiveness in mouse strains with high and low susceptibility. One of them was conjugated to form a homo-tetramer Tk-tPN. At concentrations of 0.1-50 μg/ml, Tk-tPN activated CD8(+)CD28(-) Tregs in vitro to induce immune suppression as effectively as the native Trichosanthin but did not exhibit cytotoxicity. In EAE mice which were pre-treated with Tk-tPN or Tk-tPN-activated CD8(+) T cells, a marked attenuation of clinical scores was recorded together with an expansion of the CD8(+)CD28(-) Treg from 2.2% to 36.1% in vivo. A pull-down assay and signal transduction analyses indicated that the ability of Tk-tPN to convert the CD8(+)CD28(-) Treg-related cytokine secretion pattern from type 1 to type 2 depends on the TLR2-initiated signaling in macrophages. The high production of IL-4/IL-10 by the Tk-tPN-activated CD8(+)CD28(-) Treg suggests the value of using Tk-tPN as a therapeutic reagent for Th1-dominant immunological diseases.
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